User Guide: Introduction to the GEOROC database

Handbook and user guide containing an overview of the history and contents of the GEOROC database, including detailed description of available query options and example exercises with solutions.

The GEOROC Database (Geochemistry of Rocks of the Oceans and Continents) is a comprehensive collection of published analyses of igneous and metamorphic rocks and minerals. It contains major and trace element concentrations, radiogenic and nonradiogenic isotope ratios as well as analytical ages for whole rocks, glasses, minerals and inclusions. Metadata include geospatial and other sample information, analytical details and references.

The GEOROC Database was established at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz (Germany). In 2021, the database was moved to Göttingen University, where it continues to be curated as part of the DIGIS project of the Department of Geochemistry and Isotope Geology at the Geoscience Centre (GZG) and the University and State Library (SUB). Development for GEOROC 2.0 includes a new data model for greater interoperability, options to contribute data, and improved access to the database.

For more information, and to access the data, visit the GEOROC website: https://georoc.eu/.

DIGIS is funded through the Scientific Library Services and Information Systems (LIS) programme of the German Research Foundation (DFG, grant number: 437919684).